Buddleja interrupta
Species of plant in Peru
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::summary Species of plant in Peru ::
|genus = Buddleja |species = interrupta |authority = Kunth |synonyms = *Buddleja pilulifera Kraenzl.
- Buddleja szyszylowiczii Zahlbr.
Buddleja interrupta is a species endemic to the dry valleys and roadsides of northern Peru at altitudes
Description
Buddleja interrupta is a dioecious shrub 1 – 2 m high with greyish bark. The young branches are covered with a white tomentum, bearing lanceolate leaves 5 – 12 cm long by 2 – 3 cm wide, subcoriaceous, tomentulose above, white tomentose below. The cream inflorescence is 10 – 20 cm long with two orders of branches, the flowers borne in pairs of capitate sessile cymules 0.5 – 0.8 cm in diameter, each with 3 – 9 flowers. The corolla is
Cultivation
The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.
References
References
- Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. ''Flora Neotropica 81''. New York Botanical Garden, USA
- Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth (1818). ''Nov. gen. sp. ed. fol.'' 2: 280, ed. quar. 2: 348. 1818.
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